Asteroidea - Hadrosida - Urasterellidae
Alternative combinations: Palaeaster pulchellus, Stenaster pulchellus, Urasterella (Stenaster) pulchellus
Full reference: E. Billings. 1857. Description of new fossils from the Silurian rocks of Canada. Report of Progress for years 1853-1856, Geological Survey of Canada 256-345
Belongs to Urasterella according to C. Schuchert 1915
See also Billings 1857, Billings 1858, Blake and Koniecki 2020, Hall 1868, Owen 1965 and Wright 1863
Sister taxa: Urasterella biradialis, Urasterella constellata, Urasterella creswelli, Urasterella gutterfordensis, Urasterella inyoensis, Urasterella montana, Urasterella ruthveni, Urasterella thraivensis, Urasterella verruculosa, Roemeraster asperula, Protasteracanthion primus
Type specimen: at the Museum of Geological Survey of canada
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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